Hey guys,

I'm thinking about doing this 94-96 prelude console conversion, cause there's a really good deal to buy one, and i was wondering, i looked into it a while ago, but what exactly does this conversion take? I know that's it's moving the E-brake over. But is it just something that u can unbolt, drill into the body, and rebolt it on? or is there more? any advice u have would be awesome. thanks

-Evan

 

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one day i wanna get my console (92) upgraded too

 

hey, yea, upgrading is definetly the way to go. I know that you need longer brake cables? i'm getting some of those, i just wnana know, do i have to weld the new brake into place or can i just drill and bolt in?

 

I did the console conersion and I had to weld in a new ebrake and change out the hazard light switch by modifying the one from the 94-96 console. I used some heavy duty wire to make up for the short ebrak cable. I tried just bolting the ebrake in, but the bracket on the front would not fit properly, so i just welded it easier.

 

yeah, the bracket will hang over on the left side when you line it up, so welding it is not a bad idea. how did you go about making the new hazard light work? what wires did you switch?

 

hmm, so bolting is not a good idea? what if the bracket was bent and bolted in sorta @ 90 degrees? If not, shouldn't most body auto shops be able to weld somethign like that in? they could prolly do a better job at lining it up right...so, in conclusion, dont even try bolting?

Also, for the wire extensions, is that something u just add on or what? i can do all this inside the car, i dont need to get under the car at all do i? thanks guys

 

i got under the car and put a nut on the end of the bolts that are holding on the e-brake. i didn't see an easy way around it. yeah, you can definitally bend the bracket, it shouldn't make much of a difference because there's two other brackets that are flush to line it up vertically. as far as the wiring. just take out the clip from the old hazard light and plug it into the new one. but you have to switch some wires in the harness, just not sure which ones yet. anyone done this before could help. other than that, find a way to extend the existing cable to the new e-brake and you're set. i used the threaded bolt from my old ebrake and cut it and minipulated it to fit. it doesn't have to be exact, just mess with the distance until the cable is pulled tight when the ebrake is pulled up. that should be it for the install, everything else lines up.

 

I didn't re wire anything on mine, I just left the stock harness in the car, and instead of using the circuit for the 94-96 button, i used the 93. I swapped the round button with the rectangular and used epoxy to glue the circuit into the 94-96 console mount for the hazard light..Its really difficult to explain, but if you tear into it you will figure it out. Bolting from under neath the car could also be a possible solution for the ebrake, but I thought welding was easier. You could weld studs into the floor also and use a nut for easy access. Just make sure you do something that will hold tightly for a long time because the ebrake gets alot of use.

 

sweet guys, thanks!
So basically my options are too
A) get under the car and bolt it up
B) get it welded

I think i'll try bolting it first see what goes on then if not, getting it welded shouldn't cost too much money?

Then, either rewire my switch or just replace it, that should be easy to do

And finally just extend those cables! Awesome, this sounds like it should take some time, but shouldn't be to manually hard! thanks guys!

-Evan

 

Hey ef93si in your sig you wtb a vtec subwoofer port. do you mean the plastic piece that goes over the 6x9, i have one for sale. what color is your car and how much you looking to pay for one.

 

hey man, my car is black, how much u lookin to sell it for? I am negotiable! by the way, i IM'ed you, check your messages

-Evan

 

check my sig for some stuff you need